HUB FOR
METABOLIC PSYCHIATRY
Working at the interface of mental and physical health.
Funded by UKRI as part of the Mental Health Platform.
VISION
To achieve a step change in UK research activity and clinical innovation in Metabolic Psychiatry.
Our aims:
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Drive discovery science in metabolic psychiatry.
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Co-produce and test novel metabolism-based treatment approaches with people with lived experience.
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Build UK-wide capacity for metabolic psychiatry research and clinical innovation.
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HUB FOR METABOLIC PSYCHIATRY
6 workstreams of the Hub work together to advance our understanding of the connection between metabolic and mental health.
HUB FOR METABOLIC PSYCHIATRY
4. PATIENT PRIORITISED TESTING OF METABOLIC INTERVENTIONS
We work closely with people with lived experience to identify established and emerging interventions which target metabolic dysfunction to improve psychiatric and medical outcomes in people with serious mental illness. These patient-priorities feed into pilot studies which seek to uncover new treatment modalities for serious mental illness.
The Hub In Numbers
970M
PEOPLE LIVING WITH A MENTAL DISORDER
>1B
PEOPLE LIVING WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME
462M
PEOPLE LIVING WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
2/3
DEATHS IN PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS DUE TO PHYSICAL ILLNESS
6. PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT
Working closely with the McPin foundation we ensure that patient priorities are at the heart of all of our research. We are committed to meaningful, impactful and measurable input from people with lived experience at every stage of the research process.
HUB FOR METABOLIC PSYCHIATRY
Our
Partners
We are a network of universities who have a long-standing interest in the interface between mental and physical health.
We are funded by UKRI as part of the Mental Health Platform with generous co-funding from Baszucki Group. And we work closely with patient and lived experience organisations to ensure our work is grounded in patient priorities.
By combining our experience, skills and expertise we aim to accelerate progress toward new and more effective treatments for serious mental illness.
